Anthony Romano Archives - New Jersey Globe

HTC endorses Bautista for Hudson commissionership

April 15, 2026 4:54 pm

The Hotel & Gaming Trades Council announced an endorsement of Ron Bautista for Hudson County Commissioner on Wednesday. Bautista is running to succeed 5th district Commissioner Anthony “Stick” Romano, who is not seeking re-election. Bautista is a member of a...

Hudson Dems unite behind a countywide ticket for primary

March 22, 2026 3:40 pmMarch 22, 2026 5:04 pm

Hudson County Democratic leaders, including a group of political veterans and new progressive leaders, have joined together to endorse a unity slate of candidates for county office in the June primary – a move that brings together Craig Guy and...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

Hudson County’s commissioner map is holding anti-organization Dems back

June 23, 2023 3:20 pmJune 23, 2023 3:59 pm

The Hudson County Democratic organization may be dominant across vast swaths of the county, but there’s one place the organization has struggled to get under its control: Downtown Jersey City. Nearly two decades ago, an upstart candidate named Steve Fulop...

Hudson Democratic organization holds on in two close commissioner primaries

June 7, 2023 12:08 am

The Hudson Democratic organization has officially won every contested primary this year, with two county commissioners prevailing over their off-the-line progressive challengers by smaller-than-expected margins, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the Hoboken-based 5th district, Commissioner Anthony “Stick” Romano (D-Hoboken)...

Hudson Dems win executive, legislative primaries; two commissioner seats too close to call

June 6, 2023 10:11 pmJune 6, 2023 10:50 pm

The Hudson County Democratic organization, one of the strongest county parties in New Jersey, has swept most contested primaries for legislative and county office against a progressive off-the-line slate, the New Jersey Globe projects, but two county commissioner seats remain...

Altman slams Hudson County for renewing ICE contract

November 25, 2020 2:42 pm

New Jersey Working Families slammed Hudson County’s all-Democratic Freeholder Board for approving a new contract to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in its county jail for up to 10 more years. “The Hudson County Board of Commissioners represented New...